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president obama takes to david letterman's show to respond to those secretly recorded comments by mitt rney saying as president you have to work for everybody. as romney allows the press into two new fund-raisers and offers no apologies. this morning house minority leader nancy pelosi is here to weigh in. >>> and was jesus married? a harvard professor translate an ancient text in which jesus is said to refer to his wife, and it's ignited a big debate today, wednesday, september 19th, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lawer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. one of those days i'm happy i go to bed at 8:00 p.m. huge storms in new york city. >> you missed the storms. >> i didn't hear a thing. >> man did, it rain. heavy downpours, intense winds. as we said, the damage stretches all the way up and down the east coast. in georgia conditions were so bad that a corporate jet hydroplaned and then crashed after la
president obama takes to david letterman's show to respond to those secretly recorded comments by mitt rney saying as president you have to work for everybody. as romney allows the press into two new fund-raisers and offers no apologies. this morning house minority leader nancy pelosi is here to weigh in. >>> and was jesus married? a harvard professor translate an ancient text in which jesus is said to refer to his wife, and it's ignited a big debate today, wednesday, september 19th,...
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i think it was a bad week for president obama. if you look at the polling data, president obama dropped six points in the gallup poll over seven days from plus seven to plus one. we've seen him swing in the rasmussen to plus one to minus two. romney's up two. there's a lot of different polls out there. if you look at the target states. the fact is they're all very tight, very close. this is a tight election. >> how can you say it's a bad week for the president when key republicans -- >> look at the poll data i just cited. >> -- can't be a good week for mitt romney when key republicans come out and say things like this. this is david brooks. this comment talking about the taped comments, suggests he really doesn't know much about the country he inhabits. who are these free loaders? is it the iraq war veteran that goes to the v.a.? a student getting a loan to go to colleges, the retiree on social security or medicare? here's mark mckinnon, it reveals a deeply cynical man who sees the country as completely divided, two completely dif
i think it was a bad week for president obama. if you look at the polling data, president obama dropped six points in the gallup poll over seven days from plus seven to plus one. we've seen him swing in the rasmussen to plus one to minus two. romney's up two. there's a lot of different polls out there. if you look at the target states. the fact is they're all very tight, very close. this is a tight election. >> how can you say it's a bad week for the president when key republicans --...
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mitt romney is pouncing on a chance to use president obama's words against him. during a forum on spanish language tv on thursday the president said he's learned you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. romney called that the white flag of surrender. >>> american airlines customers are dealing with an increase in cancelled and delayed flights. the nation's third largest carrier blames the problems on pilots calling in sick and crew members filing maintenance requests. the pilots union blames company mismanagement and old aircraft. mesh has cut jobs and benefits as it reorganization under bankruptcy protection. >>> singer/songwriter fiona apple is free on bail after spending wednesday night in jail on drug charges. apple's tour bus was stopped and searched at a border patrol checkpoint in west texas. police say they found small amounts of marijuana and hashish and that apple admitted they were hers. hashish possession is a felony in texas. >>> now let's head to wall street and cnbc's mary thompson at the new york stock
mitt romney is pouncing on a chance to use president obama's words against him. during a forum on spanish language tv on thursday the president said he's learned you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. romney called that the white flag of surrender. >>> american airlines customers are dealing with an increase in cancelled and delayed flights. the nation's third largest carrier blames the problems on pilots calling in sick and crew members...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. better phone, better internet. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone with our best price online: just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract. internet is absolutely imperative for school nowadays. look up this, write an essay on that. my life is greatly improved because of fios. [ male announcer ] don't wait! switch to fios for a super-low $84.99 a month for a year with no annual contract. visit verizon.com/superoffer. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities welcome to life on fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> time for our facebook fan of the day. and today we say hello to adrian. he is a big fan of fox 5 and loves learning something new every morning. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day log on to our facebook page and leave a comment under adrian's picture. >> author is out with her 11th book. healthier choices. i recently talked to her about why she advocates the
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. better phone, better internet. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone with our best price online: just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract. internet is absolutely imperative for school nowadays. look up this, write an essay on that. my life is greatly improved because of fios. [ male announcer ] don't wait! switch to fios for a super-low...
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when president obama took office. this is china's. under obama, we've lost over half a million manufacturing jobs and for the first time, china's beating us. seven times obama could've stopped china's cheating. seven times he refused. it's time to stand up to the cheaters, and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. [ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> if you pick up a copy of "usa today" it will look different today. they're marking the 30th anniversary and the web site will have a new look to weekend. the president says it was time to revamp the company and the newspaper is trying reinvent itself. what do we think? >> you know, i always have to get used to that kind of thing. now i don't like it. but i'll get used to it. i'm not strongly against it. i'm just not used to it. >> i'm strongly against it. >> fair enough. >> all i care about is the weather page. if it looks the same i'm fine. >> they have a good weather page. >> let
when president obama took office. this is china's. under obama, we've lost over half a million manufacturing jobs and for the first time, china's beating us. seven times obama could've stopped china's cheating. seven times he refused. it's time to stand up to the cheaters, and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. [ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> if you pick up a copy of...
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president obama needs bill clinton. let's talk about what we can see tonight. >> i think you're right. president obama needs bill clinton. the stories you have read about the last year, he's reachd out to the former president. let's face it, the choices are bill clinton and jimmy carter. i don't know if you want jimmy carter about the keynote speech and it would remind everyone about the failed presidency. clinton is the guy to do it and he'll talk about things. it will be a fascinating speech and that is a risk for the obamas. clinton gives a great speech and might give a better speech than the president does and that is the risk they take. they have to take the risk. they not as far ahead as they should be and in some cases, they're behind in the polls. >> i think the president is confident about his speech- speaking abilities. i think jim is right. this is an important speach. i tell you that bill clinton is going to draw the contrast hard with romney. he's going lay it out and say, look, here are two different philo
president obama needs bill clinton. let's talk about what we can see tonight. >> i think you're right. president obama needs bill clinton. the stories you have read about the last year, he's reachd out to the former president. let's face it, the choices are bill clinton and jimmy carter. i don't know if you want jimmy carter about the keynote speech and it would remind everyone about the failed presidency. clinton is the guy to do it and he'll talk about things. it will be a fascinating...
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i think this one shows if president obama takes ohio. >> we do. let me show you what happens when we give him ohio, watch the number change, and watch how close he gets to 220. gets him to 261 here. and now that means what? there's about four different scenarios, let me clean the map up here. four different scenarios now, savannah, that gets him to 270, but let's give romney the benefit of the doubt and assume that in the order of the other remaining eight states, florida, north carolina, wisconsin, although who knows now with packer fans how they will feel and whether they even show up to vote. >> had to get the football in. >> colorado, upset this them. you get him to 264 and leads up, and people kept asking me, what is this year's florida? what is this year's ohio? when you go through any scenario, i get -- i come to the state of virginia. virginia in 2008 was the state that most closely matched the national number. it is the state that is sort of right there on the edge. the president has a little bit of a lead but it seems to match where he i
i think this one shows if president obama takes ohio. >> we do. let me show you what happens when we give him ohio, watch the number change, and watch how close he gets to 220. gets him to 261 here. and now that means what? there's about four different scenarios, let me clean the map up here. four different scenarios now, savannah, that gets him to 270, but let's give romney the benefit of the doubt and assume that in the order of the other remaining eight states, florida, north carolina,...
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romney is describing his comments secretly recorded at a fund-raiser critical of millions of president obama's supporters. >> there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent on government works believe that they are victims. >> as nbc news obtains a campaign video featuring donald trump that was cut from the democratic national convention. we'll talk about it with mr. trump live. >>> air scare. tense moments between a pilot and air traffic control at jfk airport after anonymous threats against a passenger jet. >> okay. we're surrounded by emergency vehicles. there's a reason for this. somebody's got to give us the reason, or we're going to evacuate the aircraft. you've got 60 seconds. >> we'll have the fiery exchange today, tuesday, september 18th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> welcome to "today" on a busy tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. big morning in politics here. mitt romney is on defense about the comments secretly recorded at a fund-raise
romney is describing his comments secretly recorded at a fund-raiser critical of millions of president obama's supporters. >> there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent on government works believe that they are victims. >> as nbc news obtains a campaign video featuring donald trump that was cut from the democratic national convention. we'll talk about it with mr. trump live. >>> air scare. tense moments between a pilot and air traffic control at jfk airport after...
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. >> when you look back at the speech that president obama gave in 2009 in cairo when he talked about his desire to recalibrate the relationship between the united states and the muslim world or the arab world, where does that re-calibration stand as we now watch the images coming from many of these cities? >> it must be extremely ironic for the president who went to cairo to call for a new beginning with the muslim world to see that his policies are in tatters right now, and not necessarily because of his actions, although he's blamed now because he failed to solve the arab-israeli conflict and all that. that tells you that this is not essentially about the united states policy or about president barack obama. it's about what's taking place in those societies, and i think the president and the secretary of state will make a mistake if they make it a religious issue. we are not engaged in theological disputations with these people. this is role politics, and when the president talks about islam or judaism or christianity, we are playing their game. this should not be the game. the gam
. >> when you look back at the speech that president obama gave in 2009 in cairo when he talked about his desire to recalibrate the relationship between the united states and the muslim world or the arab world, where does that re-calibration stand as we now watch the images coming from many of these cities? >> it must be extremely ironic for the president who went to cairo to call for a new beginning with the muslim world to see that his policies are in tatters right now, and not...
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nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how the make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how to restructure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate summary distribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> and mitt romney is already striking out at those comments, saying that redistribution of wealth would hurt american entrepreneurship and job creation. >>> d.c. police are on the hunt for a suspect who shot and killed a man during a break-in. officers respond around 8:30 last night. a woman was take on the the hospital, and it's not clear how she was injured. police have notreleased whether it was an actual burglar or a man living there. >>> crews from the washington suburban sanitary commission are in the 600 block of largo road right now trying to fix a water main break. it's a 24-inch main and some 260 homes have no water. the commission says that they will work lightly into t
nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how the make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how to restructure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate summary distribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> and mitt romney is already striking out at those comments, saying that...
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it shows president obama with a five-point lead over mitt romney. romney is trying to bounce back from what he said last spring about the 47% of americans who don't pay taxes, calling them victims who see themselves as dependent on government. but now with cameras in full view the at a fund-raiser last night, now romney said he said something different. he said the role of government is to help people who need help. he admitted in a fox interview that some people who don't pay action at th taxes aren't victims, but wealthy americans who should pay. >> the good news is, if you're doing well enough financially, you can pay a tax. >> my expectation is, if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some. >> that was president obama on the late show talking about romney's comment. despite that gaffe, romney raised $6.5 million in fund-raisers yesterday. there's a new gallup poll that showed before that video was released, he had the support of about a third of low income voters. the president had well over half. eun? >> trac
it shows president obama with a five-point lead over mitt romney. romney is trying to bounce back from what he said last spring about the 47% of americans who don't pay taxes, calling them victims who see themselves as dependent on government. but now with cameras in full view the at a fund-raiser last night, now romney said he said something different. he said the role of government is to help people who need help. he admitted in a fox interview that some people who don't pay action at th...